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Rap Regions: Dirty South


Dirty South



Welcome to the Dirty Dirty. A region of rap that was very very popular in 2003…and still is still very popular.



Major Cities of Influence: Atlanta, Houston, Miami

Key rapping traits: I’d have to say the dirty south music is very energetic and personal. There is a huge emphasis on beats over lyricism. But that doesn’t mean these cats lyrics aren’t good.

If it were a kid at high school: It would be the class clown, but everybody knows he is real smart.



Major Rappers

T.I.: The self proclaimed King of the South has made some of the dirty south’s best albums, including Paper Trail and King. Many fans think that Trap Muzik was his best album, when Paper Trail was clearly the best one to me. T.I. is the Jay-z of the South, and its no surprise that he got that nickname. T.I. is very aggressive and hostile, and some would even call him paranoid. TIP is more of his aggressive side, but honestly I don’t think that TI is bipolar. I understand why he bought those guns, but then again that was against the law and he shouldn’t of done that. .Some of my favorite T.I. songs include What You Know, Why You Wanna, I’m Illy, and Swagga Like Us.  After being a T.I. fan since I heard Trap Musik or Urban Legend, I really can’t remember, but I’ve been a fan ever since, I can relate to his personal struggle.

A notable Song: What You Know



Ludacris: I personally think Ludacris was one of the main reasons I started like rap in the first place. The first album I ever bought myself was Word of Mouth. He’s a great rapper with simple punchlines. One of Luda’s greatest strength as an MC is that he relies heavily on humor. Luda is also known as a ladies man, his first hit was actually Phat Rabbit, but the first song I heard from him that I really liked is What’s Your Fantasy and Southern Hospitality. He is also a very versatile rapper who has made some really personal songs like Hopeless and Runaway Love. As far as albums go I feel his best ones where Theater of the Mind, Word of Mouth, and Chicken and Beer.



Lil Wayne: Ok Lil Wayne, it’s no secret that he is a very eccentric rapper. Ever since I heard the Carter II in 2006 I’ve been a fan. There was way too much hype surrounding the Carter III, however I thought it was a good album. The first few songs were great, then I felt that it lost some steam. The thing is Carter III was better than Carter II due to certain songs like Tie My Hands, and some key guest spots from Jay-z, T-Pain, and Fabolous. Lil Wayne has gotten a lot more popular after calling himself “the best rapper alive”, which was really just copying Jay-z’s style. Tha Carter IV was a decent album with bangers like 6 Foot 7 Foot, Blunt Blowin, It’s Good, and John.






Missy Elliot: Missy has always been one of my favorite rappers; in short due to the fact most of her music is positive.  She’s had a lengthy career and my favorite albums are Miss E…so Addictive and Under construction. Work It and  Get Ur Freak On have always been some of my favorite songs. Now Missy Elliot isn’t a terrific lyricist, but by no means do her rhymes suck. I have to agree that one of her biggest secrets to success would be to Timbaland’s beats.




Young Jeezy: Ever since 2005 Jeezy has been one of my favorite rappers period. His delivery is one of his greatest strengths along with great hooks. All of his albums are good…..but my favorite would have to be The Recession. Young Jeezy brings his “Southern gangster” feel to every song he does. He has been called the Raekwon of the south….and I feel that’s pretty accuarate. He is also a pretty versatile rapper. I still think Jeezy can breakthrough and make a near classic album but it remains to be seen.



Key Albums by Other notable artitsts

Scarface- The Fix



Chammillionaire- Ultimate Victory



Paul Wall- The People’s Champ

Killer Mike- R.A.P. Music



Rick Ross- Teflon Don



Bun B- II Trill






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